>> reporter: i saw a presidential dignity in both men. now both are men of power and material comfort. yet i saw what seemed to me to be a genuine concern for the less well off among us. i saw two men who seemed to me to want the job to help people in need and to defend the nation. >> i of course disagree with senator kennedy >> reporter: i've been following presidential debates since my late pal richard nixon debated j.f.k. 52 years ago. in my view this most recent debate was the least rancorous, most and most good natured debate i've ever seen >> we do have a difference when it comes to definitions of small business. >> 54% of america's worker work in businesses that are taxed not at the corporate tax rate but at the individual tax rate. >> reporter: two policy wonks arguing over fairly small points while in basic agreement about their love of america and their reluctance to change anything basic about this country. no hatred, no talk of punishment. just a wish to make something great even greater. now, much may change in the next few w